Pakistan flood victims may outnumber those of tsunami: UN

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Pakistan flood victims may outnumber those of tsunami: UN

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10 August,2010 01:48 pm

The United Nations has warned that the number of people affected by catastrophic floods in Pakistan may outnumber those suffering from the recent major natural disasters -- the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 South Asia earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon voiced his extreme concern over the massive floods that have killed hundreds of people in Pakistan, and urged donors to contribute generously to the humanitarian response, saying the effects of the disaster rivaled the impact of the earthquake that struck the South Asian country in 2005.The UN on the ground is working to supplement the efforts of the Government and local and international NGOs to provide immediate relief, food, clean drinking water, shelter, health materials. The local Emergency Relief Fund and the Central Emergency Response Fund have already made resources available for the agencies and organizations in the front line.